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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2022
Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);
Clement Besson, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jonathan Philip Wai Wah Chan, San Francisco, CA (US);
Gary Linscott, Seattle, WA (US);
Nathan David Shemonski, San Mateo, CA (US);
Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);
Abstract
System, methods, and computer-readable media for determining metrics associated with simulations of proximity events within autonomous vehicle simulations. In some examples, a simulation may be created using driving log data from an autonomous vehicle. Portions of the simulation containing proximity events may be analyzed. Intent times for both the autonomous vehicle and agent vehicles within the simulation may be determined, and the deceleration required for each vehicle to avoid the proximity event may be calculated. These decelerations may be used to determine metrics for the likeliness of the proximity event and the avoidability of the proximity event by the autonomous vehicle. These metrics may be used to prioritize development tasks, assess performance of the simulation, and assess performance of vehicle control systems.